CVE-2023-5169
published 2023-09-27CVE-2023-5169: A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable…
PriorityP431medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.00%
58.6th percentile
A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
Affected
22 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | firefox | < firefox 118.0-1 (sid) | firefox 118.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | firefox-esr | < firefox 118.0-1 (sid) | firefox 118.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | thunderbird | < firefox 118.0-1 (sid) | firefox 118.0-1 (sid) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | < 118 | 118 |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 118.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 118.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 118 | 118 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | < 115.3 | 115.3 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 115.3 | 115.3 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 115.3 | 115.3 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.3.1-1~deb11u1 | 1:115.3.1-1~deb11u1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.3.1-1~deb12u1 | 1:115.3.1-1~deb12u1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.3.0-1 | 1:115.3.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.3.0-1 | 1:115.3.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 | 1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= unspecified < 115.3 | 115.3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu8.8HIGH
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Firefox regressions
vendor_ubuntu·2023-10-11·CVSS 6.5
[MEDIUM] Firefox regressions
Title: Firefox regressions
Summary: USN-6404-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
USN-6404-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced
several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5169,
CVE-2023-5170, CVE-2023-5171, CVE-2023-5172, CVE-2023-5175, CVE-2023-5176)
Ronald Crane discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
non-HTTPS Alternate Services (network.http.altsvc.oe) is enabled. An
attacker could poten
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-10-03·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2023-5176 [HIGH] Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Title: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an
attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site
tracing, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4057, CVE-2023-4577,
CVE-2023-4578, CVE-2023-4583, CVE-2023-4585, CVE-2023-5169, CVE-2023-5171,
CVE-2023-5176)
Andrew McCreight discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage during
the worker lifecycle. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-3600)
Harveer Singh discovered that Thunderbird did not store push n
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-10-03·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5175 [MEDIUM] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5169,
CVE-2023-5170, CVE-2023-5171, CVE-2023-5172, CVE-2023-5175, CVE-2023-5176)
Ronald Crane discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
non-HTTPS Alternate Services (network.http.altsvc.oe) is enabled. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-5173)
Clément Lecigne discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
handling VP8 media stream. An attacker-contr
Red Hat
Mozilla: Out-of-bounds write in PathOps
vendor_redhat·2023-09-26·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5169 [MEDIUM] CWE-787 Mozilla: Out-of-bounds write in PathOps
Mozilla: Out-of-bounds write in PathOps
A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording`, resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process.
Statement: Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory.
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support s
Debian
CVE-2023-5169: firefox - A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecor...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5169 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-5169: firefox - A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecor...
A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 118.0-1)
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-43: CVE-2023-5169
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5169 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-43: CVE-2023-5169
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-43
CVE: CVE-2023-5169
Product: Thunderbird
Impact: high
Fixed in: Thunderbird 115.3
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-42: CVE-2023-5169
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5169 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-42: CVE-2023-5169
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-42
CVE: CVE-2023-5169
Product: Firefox ESR
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox ESR 115.3
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-41: CVE-2023-5169
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5169 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-41: CVE-2023-5169
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-41
CVE: CVE-2023-5169
Product: Firefox
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox 118
OSV
firefox regressions
osv·2023-10-11·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5169 [MEDIUM] firefox regressions
firefox regressions
USN-6404-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced
several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5169,
CVE-2023-5170, CVE-2023-5171, CVE-2023-5172, CVE-2023-5175, CVE-2023-5176)
Ronald Crane discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
non-HTTPS Alternate Services (network.http.altsvc.oe) is enabled. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-5173
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2023-10-03·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5169 [MEDIUM] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5169,
CVE-2023-5170, CVE-2023-5171, CVE-2023-5172, CVE-2023-5175, CVE-2023-5176)
Ronald Crane discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
non-HTTPS Alternate Services (network.http.altsvc.oe) is enabled. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-5173)
Clément Lecigne discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
handling VP8 media stream. An attacker-controlled VP8 media stream could
lead to a heap buffer overflow in t
OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities
osv·2023-10-03·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2023-4057 [HIGH] thunderbird vulnerabilities
thunderbird vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an
attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site
tracing, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4057, CVE-2023-4577,
CVE-2023-4578, CVE-2023-4583, CVE-2023-4585, CVE-2023-5169, CVE-2023-5171,
CVE-2023-5176)
Andrew McCreight discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage during
the worker lifecycle. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-3600)
Harveer Singh discovered that Thunderbird did not store push notifications
in private browsing mode in encrypted form. An attacker
OSV
CVE-2023-5169: A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially ex
osv·2023-09-27·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5169 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-5169: A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially ex
A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
GHSA
GHSA-65f9-wqxf-mh9r: A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially ex
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-09-27
CVE-2023-5169 [MEDIUM] CWE-787 GHSA-65f9-wqxf-mh9r: A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially ex
A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846685https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00034.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD/https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5506https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5513https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846685https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00034.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD/https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5506https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5513https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/
2023-09-27
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